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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued answers to Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System “PO” modifier. Effective Jan.
Medicare spending per beneficiary is projected to increase at an average annual rate of 1.6% between 2016 and 2026, after adjusting for inflation, according to updated budget and economic projections by the Congressional Budget Office. That’s down from average annual growth of 4% between…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of Minority Health today issued a guide to help hospital leaders prevent readmissions among racially and ethnically diverse Medicare beneficiaries. The guide reviews key readmissions issues and strategies for reducing readmissions, and…
A new report from the AHA’s 2015 Committees on Research and Performance Improvement identifies seven principles for building a care delivery system to achieve the Triple Aim – improving the patient experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing costs.
Kansas hospitals directly employ 83,867 people and support more than 69,000 additional jobs in other sectors, according to a new report from the Kansas Hospital Association. This employment generates $8.5 billion in income and $2.8 billion in retail sales for the state's economy, the report…
Connecticut hospitals contributed $21.3 billion to the state and local economies in 2014, according to a new report by the Connecticut Hospital Association. Hospitals in the state provide 55,000 jobs and produce another 53,000 jobs outside the hospital. In addition to generating $10.9 billion…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week issued interim guidelines for U.S. health care providers caring for pregnant women who recently traveled to areas with Zika virus transmission.
The proposed merger between health insurers Aetna and Humana would greatly reduce market competition for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in the markets they serve, according to a new analysis by the Center for American Progress. “The Medicare Advantage market is currently highly concentrated,” the…
In a commentary last week in Modern Healthcare, Bruce Vladeck, former head of the Health Care Financing Administration (now the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), took aim at a recent study claiming to find a relationship between hospital market concentration and commercial p
The AHA seeks hospital and health system trustees to serve on its Committee on Governance, Regional Policy Boards, and other governing councils and committees beginning in 2017. Interested trustees are invited to view the Invitation for Trustee Involvement and submit an application through Feb. 24…